Time in Western Australia, Australia
Saturday, 31 October 2026
What time is it in Western Australia? It is on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
Next public holiday in Australia: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December (in 55 days) · All holidays
Western Australia time zone
- Time zone
- Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
- UTC offset
- UTC+8
- IANA time zone
- Australia/Perth
- Week number
- 44
Daylight saving time in Western Australia
Western Australia does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC+8 all year round. The last time change was in 2009.
Sunrise and sunset in Perth today
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Golden hour
- 05:04–05:53 and 18:07–18:56
- Day length
- 13 h 20 min (1 min 46 s longer than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 04:54–05:19 and 18:40–19:06
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 22 July 202850% of the Sun covered, maximum at 10:47
Moon in Perth today
Waning gibbous
Illumination: 67%
- Moonrise
- none today
- Moonset
- 09:22
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 22:53
- Next new moon
- Monday, 9 November 2026, 15:02
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 7 July 2028Maximum at 02:19
About Western Australia
The time zone in Western Australia is Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+8). The administrative centre is Perth. This page lists the time in 34 places in Western Australia.
- Administrative centre
- Perth
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 34
Largest cities in Western Australia
All places in Western Australia A–Z
- Albany
- Belmont
- Bennett Springs
- Bentley
- Broome
- Bunbury
- Busselton
- Claremont
- Clarkson
- Collie
- Cottesloe
- East Fremantle
- Esperance
- Geraldton
- Heathridge
- Iluka
- Joondalup
- Kalamunda
- Kalgoorlie
- Karratha
- Kwinana
- Mandurah
- Margaret River
- Maylands
- Mindarie
- Mosman Park
- Mullaloo
- Newman
- Northam
- Perth
- Port Hedland
- Quinns Rocks
- Rockingham
- West Busselton
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Western Australia in?
Western Australia uses AWST (Australia/Perth), UTC+8.
Does Western Australia observe daylight saving time?
No. Western Australia stays on UTC+8 all year round.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Western Australia is currently on UTC+8.